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- Focker
Is there a way to change what type of file grab makes when you take a screen shot. It always makes pdfs and i'd rather it make Preview files. Is there a preference file i can change?
- Duane0
there is, i don't remember where though. system preferences maybe? i'm not on osx at the moment...i'll look at home later.
- ribit0
They do belong to Preview... you mean JPEG?
- kpl0
do ctrl-apple-shift-3 or 4 to copy the screen onto the clipboard instead of a file. then paste into ps and save.
or play around with snapz pro. or use Grab in the utilities folder.
- BonSeff0
hey is there a way to print whats listed in the files like it used to be in os9?
i.e
print window in os9
- nuggler0
In 10.1.5, I changed it from the terminal, following directions in the O'Reilly OSX book. It didn't work for me in Jaguar, though - - still PDFs which aren't much use for me.
- Duane0
i should mention that i saw that pref once and never saw it again (haven't looked though). i just take the pdf screen grab and open it in photoshop and save as whatever format i want.
- ribit0
you could make an Image Ready droplet to convert em...
- solarpower0
You can use the Grab app (apps->util) to save as tiff
- CyBrainX0
I thought a Preview file WAS a PDF.
- Duane0
It looks like a PDF is it unless you use Grab as someone else mentioned.
From Apple's help center:
To take a picture of the whole screen, press Command-Shift-3.To take a picture of part of the screen, press Command-Shift-4 then drag to select the area you want in the picture.
To take a picture of a window, menu bar, the Dock, or other area, press Command-Shift-4 then press the Space bar. Move the pointer over the area you want so that it's highlighted, then click. (If you decide you want to drag to select the area, press the Space bar again.)
If you press Command-Shift-4 and decide you don't want to take the screen shot, press the Escape key.
If you want to put the screen shot on the clipbaord, rather than create a file, hold down the Control key when you press the other keys. You can then paste the picture into a document.
The picture is saved as a Preview PDF file on the Desktop. If you want the picture saved on the Clipboard, hold down the Control (ctrl) key with the keys shown above.
You can also take pictures of the screen using the Grab application (in the Utilities folder).
- rizon0
thanks kpl! hated all those files on desktop..